Why does Gomez need PEERs?We've all come to depend on the Internet, whether for news and information, shopping, stock trading or even critical business transactions. Unfortunately, we've also come to expect delays, slow pages, sites that grind to a halt, and even important transactions that don't execute.

Now there's a way for you to help make a difference in the performance of the Internet — using the otherwise unused capacity of your PC. And, earn cash in the process!

Using the combined computing horsepower of thousands of PCs around the world, Gomez can measure, for the first time, the real-world performance of Web sites — from the end-user's perspective. The data collected by you will be used by Gomez's customers to improve the performance of their Web sites — eventually improving the online experience for us all.

Right now, Gomez is looking for users from all over the world with different Internet connection types, including dial-up and broadband users.

It just takes a few minutes to join the community and become a Gomez PEER.

What exactly is the "PEER"?The Gomez PEER is a secure, Java-based application that runs in the background of your PC. You may even forget it's there, because it will not disrupt the way you use your computer.

Using advanced, peer-to-peer distributed computing technology, the Gomez PEER combines the spare capacity of PCs around the world to measure the performance of Web sites. After you install the Gomez PEER, it will periodically communicate with Gomez servers via the Internet, signal that it's available for work, and request a work unit. And you will be credited for your online time and work processed approximately every 15 minutes that the application is running.

Based on your computer's characteristics (Internet connection type, geographic location and Internet service provider), your PC will receive instructions to autonomously test the performance of Web sites — gathering important metrics that help identify network bottlenecks and performance problems. All of this happens "behind the scenes," even when you're away from your PC or asleep. Finally, your PC will send its results back to Gomez, where they are added to the work of thousands of other PCs around the world.

About GomezGomez is the leading provider of on-demand web application experience management solutions, helping the world's top businesses ensure quality web experiences for their customers. The Gomez ExperienceFirst platform is used by more than 1,000 customers worldwide, including 14 of the top 15 most visited sites, six of the top 10 retailers, nine of the top 10 financial services firms, five of the top 10 social networking companies, and four of the top 10 industrial companies.

The company is first in the market with a complete software-as-a-service (SaaS) infrastructure web experience management platform, which provides full web application lifecycle solutions from design to optimization using the world's largest testing network of over 35,000 locations. The company's products address four key "questions":

"Does my web site look good under all conditions?" "Does my web site work the way it is supposed to, under real-world conditions?" "Does my web site work everywhere I need it to, and how is the customer's experience?" "How does our site compare to others, and how can we improve?" These questions are increasingly being asked by IT and Business executives, because all major applications being built today are for web deployment — and the customer's online experience is becoming a critical aspect of a company's brand reputation. Gomez provides products that answer all of these questions — from design and development, testing and validation, monitoring and management, and finally analysis and optimization. No other company in the market offers the breadth and depth of web application experience management solutions.

Gomez is Network Computing magazine's "Editor's Choice" for best Internet performance monitoring service and Software Business Magazine's Top Mid-Size SaaS Company for 2007.

Customer TestimonialsGomez has customers in every major industry, from retail to transportation.

Gomez customers are an active and vibrant worldwide community. Today there are over 900 companies that entrust Gomez to ensure their web experiences — ranging from small start-ups to the largest brands in the world. These include:

8 of the top 10 most visited web sites 6 of the top 10 retailers, 9 of the top 10 financial services organizations, 5 of the top 10 social networking companies, and 4 of the top 10 industrial manufacturing companies.

Our customers recognize the value of the services we provide. Here are a representative selection of recent quotes from both new and established customers worldwide.

Steve TrimboDirector, Online OperationsBest Buy“The customer still holds the host brand accountable for the web experience and expects much richer services delivered instantaneously. Actual Experience XF will help organizations understand exactly what their users are experiencing so that they can improve those experiences.”

Scott BakerVP of OperationsDigg“We put the Digg community's experience first. Prior to production, we used Gomez's Reality Load XF to quickly perform an on-demand load test that mirrored real-world peak loads and traffic — and then identified any errors. This extra step ensured a great experience from the start.”

Mehdi DaoudiVP of Quality ServicesDoubleclick“Performance management is of paramount importance for us and our customers. We have found Gomez to be a very strong and flexible partner in providing accurate Web performance metrics and reports to support these requirements.”

Neil SethVP of Product ManagementGamefly“Gomez gives us superior visibility into our performance for every region of the country and every element on our web site. For each image, text block, control or form, we can see how long it takes to load, how long it takes to resolve DNS-wise, and how long it takes for the object to download to the client. If any performance issues arise, they are by definition already diagnosed, and we can fix them before they harm the online experience. We can also easily gauge the performance of our content partners through the intuitive Gomez interface.”

Dalton CaldwellFounder and CEOimeem“User experience is extremely important to us, and we strive to deliver high levels of web site performance. As our web site and social media community grow rapidly, we depend upon monitoring products such as the Gomez ExperienceFirst network to ensure that we continue to provide a quality user experience.”

Jonathan GraffPresidentKaboose“As one of the top-five most visited family destinations online, families count on Kaboose for a host of rich content to improve the quality of their lives by connecting them in a fun, educational and safe online environment. By deploying Gomez's services, we'll be able to ensure that our users' experience is consistently speedy, useful and fun.”

Anthony KatsurChief Operating OfficerPanther Express“We've used Gomez successfully to measure and continually enhance our own performance. As businesses deliver more sophisticated content online, they'll want to ensure optimal system-wide performance by turning to CDNs like Panther Express and looking to data from Gomez.”

Keith KellyVP of Web TechnologyStarwood Hotels“We were well prepared for the launch of the new data center. We used Gomez as a means to validate our efforts before going live and I had all the confidence in the world as I ‘flipped the switch’.

Barry VandevierCTOTravelocity“Gomez data and expertise are helping us to craft a continuous improvement plan that will help deliver an Internet experience that anticipates customers' evolving e-business requirements.”

Tony HoganE Commerce Performance AnalystWachovia“The value of Gomez is in the fine tuning, and improvement process it enables. We can predict how our site will perform during peak versus off peak times, which helps support internal capacity planning.”